Popular Post Pierpaolo Posted November 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2019 Hi Here is my latest build done for the "In the Years I was born GB" 1975 - Operation Frequent Wind - First F-14 Cruise Grumman F-14A Tomcat Hasegawa 1/72nd with Verlinden cockpit 92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 True classic! Cheers Hans J 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) Nice to see a fairly clean F-14 for a change. To bad that none can be kept flyable,(damn politics) never got to see one in flight. Only saw two parked at an airshow. Canada was seriously considering buying them at some point. Edited November 24, 2019 by busnproplinerfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbay133 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Great build, didn't know they were grounded? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 That is a lovely, clean 'Cat. Very interesting scheme as well - definitely one that I need in my collection. Are the decals from the box? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierpaolo Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Thank You all @busnproplinerfan I lived in Italy and I didn't even have the luck to see it on the ground @Andy350 u.s. navy tomcats was grounded in 2006 and every frames was shredded to prevent any components from being acquired by Iran @Booty003The decals are from the Wolfpack dedicated box that contains decals for four very early subject and the early beaver tail 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Gorgeous! Looks great in the classic gull gray and white scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Nice job on that, I hadn't realised the F-14s went back to the gray/white scheme, something I'd like to do with an early a, to provide some contrast with the later schemes. Thanks for sharing that. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 This is excellent, I like this cleaner look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Fantastic build! Looks beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Spectacular build mate. Very well done indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierpaolo Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Thank You all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Not my scale but that is lovely. Superb early scheme Tomcat. Only one thing would have made it better - A model Tomcats used shut down with the Port engine nozzle closed and the Starboard open. Cheers Malcolm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierpaolo Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) Thank You Malcolm I see many models with the asymmetric configuration of the exhaust nozzles but a few real photos in which it is evident. I was inspired by this one (I miss the name of the aircraft carrier on the tails) in any case I also painted the closed nozzles so it would easy to fix Edited November 26, 2019 by Pierpaolo correction 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baldy Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Pierpaolo said: Thank You Malcolm I see many models with the asymmetric configuration of the exhaust nozzles but a few real photos in which it is evident. I was inspired by this one (I miss the name of the aircraft carrier on the tails) in any case I also painted the closed nozzles so it would easy to fix Well there was bound to be at least one picture to prove me wrong! In normal practice this was very unusual - see http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-engine.htm Your model is lovely whatever configuration the nozzles are set. Cheers Malcolm 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 fantastic VF-1 Wolfpack Tomcat, one of my favourite 😎 well done Pierpaolo Regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Nice seeing one done in an old scheme. I remember building the Airfix version in the ‘70’s with this scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gota Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Cool cat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Smart! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Great work Pierpaolo! Very nice... I like it. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Very nice. My favourite Tomcat scheme VF-1 Wolfpack. Don't wish to hijack this thread too much, but I have a few Tomcat models to do, so it is interesting to me and I'm sure a few others. So, I believe the asymmetric engine nozzles are caused by hydraulic bleed off over time, after shutdown. So any configuration would be ok. Stand to be corrected on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Nice Tomcat, congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Smudge said: Very nice. My favourite Tomcat scheme VF-1 Wolfpack. Don't wish to hijack this thread too much, but I have a few Tomcat models to do, so it is interesting to me and I'm sure a few others. So, I believe the asymmetric engine nozzles are caused by hydraulic bleed off over time, after shutdown. So any configuration would be ok. Stand to be corrected on that. Hello Smudge - it's a lot more complicated - and interesting - than that. See link above. I had the good fortune of spending time with Tomcat Pilots and fixers at a number of places around the world and I said as much to one of them once which fortunately (or unfortunately - whichever you look at it) lead to a tutorial/lecture on the finer points of Tomcat hydraulic and nozzle actuator systems. It was an amazingly complex (and beautiful) machine! Cheers Malcolm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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